The Wakayama Trians are a

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team based in

Wakayama, Wakayama Wakayama City Hall is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...

, formerly playing in the

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Notable players

* Cyril Awere *

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* Yoshifumi Nakajima * Michael Parker *

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Panasonic Trians players

* Makoto Akaho *

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* Dana Jones * Tilo Klette *

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* Greg Stolt *

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* Akifumi Yamazaki

Coaches

* Yoshinori Shimizu *

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Takatoshi Ishibashi is the Head coach of the Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains in the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Hokkai Gakuen University. He was selected by the Toyama Grouses with the 14th overall pick in the :ja:Bjリーグドラフト指名選� ...

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References

{{Reflist Basketball teams in Japan Basketball teams established in 1951 1951 establishments in Japan